Aug. 4-Sept. 4, 07 FFA Agriculture Technology Superintendent...Duane Hutton, Winona, MN Board Member... Paul Merkins, Stewart, MN...Joel Larsen, New Prague, MN FFA Agriculture Technology Rules. Exhibits from individual students, groups, classes, or FFA chapters. A. Eligibility. Open to Minnesota students, grades 7-, who are currently enrolled in an agricultural education program during the 06-07 school year, or who are active members of a FFA chapter in good standing with the state FFA association.. FFA members enrolled in new or reestablished programs are not eligible to exhibit until the fair following the first academic year of operation.. Exhibitors who have not graduated from high school must have been enrolled in at least one agriculture class during the current year.. Must be current, paid members in good standing of the State FFA and National FFA. 4. Exhibits must have been completed since the close of the 06 Minnesota State Fair.. A committee will evaluate projects to determine if they are the type, kind and quality to be representative of agricultural technology.. Entries. A. NEW. All exhibits must be registered on-line; no unregistered exhibits will be accepted at the door. One entry per individual per class. B. Entries open May - August 8, 4:0 p.m. 07 C. Entries must be made by the FFA advisor. 4. Exhibit delivery. Exhibits should be brought to the Education Building on the delivery dates and times indicated. A. Delivery dates and times. Monday, August, 07, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday, August, 07 8 a. m. to noon.. Exhibits to be brought to the Education Building. Very large projects are to be brought in before August 5; contact Joel Larsen at joel.larsen@state.mn.us for assistance. B. Exhibits may not be dropped off at any other time, unless prior arrangements for staff from the the FFA Agricultural Technology to be present to accept exhibits.. The K- Competition and Technology Education staff will not accept exhibits entered in the FFA Agricultural Technology division. 5. Identification. A. Exhibit tags. Will include the following information: Class description, student name, student grade and FFA chapter name.. Tags will be mailed to the address of the advisor who registered the entries. 6. Judging. In classes where entries exceed 0, classes may be split at the discretion of the superintendent. A. Judging begins the day before fair starts. After judging, entries will be selected for display. B. Points are calculated on: quality of workmanship, design, fabrication, finish and overall appearance, functionalism, selection of materials, and safety.. Quality of workmanship, design, fabrication, finish and overall appearance, functionality, selection of materials, and safety. 7. Removal of exhbits. September 6-7, 07, from 0 a.m. to 6 p.m. A. Appointments for exhibit removal for dates/times other than above must be made by contacting the Competition Department at (65) 88-447. Rev: 4/8/07 Page of 5
Leadership Division A: Leadership. Exhibits. Include education materials, science display or projects relating to Leadership, Power, Structures, and Electricity Systems; Natural Resource and Environmental Systems; Animal and Plant Sciences. A. Educational materials defined as projects or displays allowing individuals to read, learn, and understand a concept or standard.. Term papers and reports are not included in educational materials. B. Must be student made, and reflecting an activity carried out in any agricultural mechanic subject area. May be the work of an individual student, or a group of two or more students. C. Working models, graphic, or three dimensional presentations. D. Exhibits should be mounted on plywood, masonite or other sturdy material for display. E. Judging.. Basis for judging design and functionalism will be the effectiveness of the project or teaching aid in illustrating or clarifying a principle or idea.. Special consideration given to workmanship and suitability for public display in judging. Premiums for Leadership Divisions A-F (except champions) $ $0 $8 $6 $ Class Listing for Leadership Leadership 5 Educational Materials, Individual Displayed at the FFA Chapter House and Leadership Center. Educational Materials, Group Displayed at the FFA Chapter House and Leadership Center. Educational Materials, Chapter Displayed at the FFA Chapter House and Leadership Center. Champion; Leadership Rev: 4/8/07 Page of 5
Division B: Power, Structures and Electricity Systems Power, Structures and Electricity Systems. Exhibits. Include education materials, science display or science fair projects relating to Leadership, Power, Structures, and Electricity Systems; Natural Resource and Environmental Systems; Animal and Plant Sciences. A. Educational materials defined as projects or displays allowing individuals to read, learn, and understand a concept or standard.. Term papers and reports are not included in educational materials. B. Must be student made, and reflecting an activity carried out in any agricultural mechanic subject area. May be the work of an individual student, or a group of two or more students. C. Working models, graphic, or three dimensional presentations. D. Exhibits should be mounted on plywood, masonite or other sturdy material for display. E. Judging.. Basis for judging design and functionalism will be the effectiveness of the project or teaching aid in illustrating or clarifying a principle or idea.. Special consideration given to workmanship and suitability for public display in judging. Premiums for Power, Structures and Electricity Systems Divisions A-F (except champions) $ $0 $8 $6 $ Class Listing for Power, Structures and Electricity Systems Power, Structures and Electricity Systems Educational Materials, Individual Educational Materials, Group Educational Materials, Chapter 5 Champion; Power, Structures and Electricity Systems Rev: 4/8/07 Page of 5
Division C: Natural Resource & Envrmnt Sys Natural Resource and Environmental Systems. Exhibits. Include education materials, science display or science fair projects relating to Leadership, Power, Structures, and Electricity Systems; Natural Resource and Environmental Systems; Animal and Plant Sciences. A. Educational materials defined as projects or displays allowing individuals to read, learn, and understand a concept or standard.. Term papers and reports are not included in educational materials. B. Must be student made, and reflecting an activity carried out in any agricultural mechanic subject area. May be the work of an individual student, or a group of two or more students. C. Working models, graphic, or three dimensional presentations. D. Exhibits should be mounted on plywood, masonite or other sturdy material for display. E. Judging.. Basis for judging design and functionalism will be the effectiveness of the project or teaching aid in illustrating or clarifying a principle or idea.. Special consideration given to workmanship and suitability for public display in judging. Premiums for Natural Resource & Envrmnt Sys Divisions A-F (except champions) $ $0 $8 $6 $ Class Listing for Natural Resource & Envrmnt Sys Natural Resource and Environmental Systems Educational Materials, Individual Educational Materials, Group Educational Materials, Chapter 5 Champion; Natural Resources and Environmental Systems Rev: 4/8/07 Page 4 of 5
Animal Sciences Division D: Animal Sciences. Exhibits. Include education materials, science display or science fair projects relating to Leadership, Power, Structures, and Electricity Systems; Natural Resource and Environmental Systems; Animal and Plant Sciences. A. Educational materials defined as projects or displays allowing individuals to read, learn, and understand a concept or standard.. Term papers and reports are not included in educational materials. B. Must be student made, and reflecting an activity carried out in any agricultural mechanic subject area. May be the work of an individual student, or a group of two or more students. C. Working models, graphic, or three dimensional presentations. D. Exhibits should be mounted on plywood, masonite or other sturdy material for display. E. Judging.. Basis for judging design and functionalism will be the effectiveness of the project or teaching aid in illustrating or clarifying a principle or idea.. Special consideration given to workmanship and suitability for public display in judging. Premiums for Animal Sciences Divisions A-F (except champions) $ $0 $8 $6 $ Class Listing for Animal Sciences Animal Sciences Educational Materials, Individual Educational Materials, Group Educational Materials, Chapter 5 Champion; Animal Sciences Rev: 4/8/07 Page 5 of 5
Plant Sciences Division E: Plant Sciences. Exhibits. Include education materials, science display or science fair projects relating to Leadership, Power, Structures, and Electricity Systems; Natural Resource and Environmental Systems; Animal and Plant Sciences. A. Educational materials defined as projects or displays allowing individuals to read, learn, and understand a concept or standard.. Term papers and reports are not included in educational materials. B. Must be student made, and reflecting an activity carried out in any agricultural mechanic subject area. May be the work of an individual student, or a group of two or more students. C. Working models, graphic, or three dimensional presentations. D. Exhibits should be mounted on plywood, masonite or other sturdy material for display. E. Judging.. Basis for judging design and functionalism will be the effectiveness of the project or teaching aid in illustrating or clarifying a principle or idea.. Special consideration given to workmanship and suitability for public display in judging. Premiums for Plant Sciences Divisions A-F (except champions) $ $0 $8 $6 $ Class Listing for Plant Sciences Plant Sciences Educational Materials, Individual Educational Materials, Group Educational Materials, Chapter 5 0 Champion; Plant Sciences Grand and Reserve Champion (divisions A-E) Rev: 4/8/07 Page 6 of 5
Directed Activities Division F: Directed Activities. Exhibits. Reflect introductory learning experiences, which develop skills that will be transferred to advanced project construction. A. Must be the work of an individual student. B. Must have an appropriate finish, and display quality workmanship. Premiums for Directed Activities Divisions A-F (except champions) $ $0 $8 $6 $ Class Listing for Directed Activities Introductory Wood 4 5 6 7 8 9 Introductory wood project Tool box Bird House Nail or tool carrier Plant stand Bird feeder Wood shelf Champion; Directed Activities, Introductory Wood Intermediate Wood 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sawhorse Wood duck house Bluebird house Show box, crates, livestock handling equipment Tool carrier, shop storage units Tray or folding table Lawn or garden furniture Lawn chair; lawn, garden or picnic table Livestock feeder Miscellaneous intermediate wood project Plant stand Picnic, lawn or garden table Champion; Directed Activities, Intermediate Wood Introductory Metal 6 7 8 9 0 4 Miscellaneous introductory metal project Laser cut project C clamp Drawbar hitch pin Chisels and punches Eye bolt Nut and bolt, using tap and die Drill bit gauge Plant stand Rev: 4/8/07 Page 7 of 5
5 6 44 Sheet metal project Tool box Champion; Directed Activities, Introductory Metal Intermediate Metal 50 Shop stand 5 Adjustable roller work stand 5 Portable light 5 Implement ramp 54 Lawn chair 55 Two wheel utility cart 56 Mechanics safety stand 57 Fish spear 58 Tree stand 59 Tool gauge 60 Weather vane 6 Clothes line pole 6 Picnic table 6 Post puller 64 Welded stand 65 Snowmobile stand 66 Garden arbor 67 Mail box post 68 Tool box 69 Shop work bench 70 Miscellaneous intermediate metal project 7 Metal display sign 7 Laser design project 7 Welded art 74 Champion; directed activities, intermediate metal Natural Resources and Outdoor Environment Projects 75 Forestry and natural resources, metal 76 Forestry and natural resources, wood 77 Forestry and natural resources, recreational 78 Forestry and natural resources, habitat 79 Special wood project with application for agricultural use 80 Special metal project 8 Special concrete project 8 Special electric project 8 Special hydraulic project 86 Miscellaneous project 87 Champion; Directed Activities, Natural Resources and Outdoor Environment Projects Advanced Construction 90 Wood project With project plan. Rev: 4/8/07 Page 8 of 5
9 9 9 96 99 Metal project With project plan. Shop work bench Miscellaneous advanced project With project plan. Champion; Directed Activities, Advanced Construction Grand and Reserve Champion (division F) Multifaceted Construction 00 0 Designed Adirondack wood chair Using Wood Craft Project plan 486 Champion; Multifaceted Construction, Designed Adirondack wood chair DeWalt Drill Set awarded. Multifaceted Construction 0 0 Designed welding table Project plan available from superintendent Joel Larsen. Champion; Multifaceted Construction, Designed welding table Lincoln Electric MIG Welder - provided by Fastenal Manufacturing. Rev: 4/8/07 Page 9 of 5
Large Construction Project Division G: Large Construction Project. Exhibits. Entries in this division are projects too large or expensive to transport and display. No small projects. A. Exhibits will consist of plans, pictures, and an explanatory informational paragraph of the project. B. Exhibits should be mounted on tagboard for display. C. Judging. Judged on uniqueness of design, utility, and workmanship. Premiums for Large Construction Project Divisions G and L (except champions) $0 $6 $ $0 $7 Class Listing for Large Construction Project Large Construction Project 4 5 6 7 Permanent agricultural building Portable agricultural building Large projects primarily of wood, wood planter box Plans provided. Large projects primarily of metal, portable welding table Plans provided. Large energy conservation project, portable light stand Plans provided. Mechanization using sensing controls Miscellaneous large construction 5 Champion; Large Construction Project Rev: 4/8/07 Page 0 of 5
Division H: Misc Ag and Home Equipment Miscellaneous Agriculture and Home Equipment. Must be the work of an individual student. Premiums for Misc Ag and Home Equipment Divisions H-K (except champions) $40 $ $6 $0 $5 Class Listing for Misc Ag and Home Equipment Miscellaneous Agricultural and Home Equipment Construction 5 6 8 9 0 4 Home farm shop equipment and power tools examples: work benches, tool cabinets, power saws Home & farmstead labor saving equipment, largely of wood examples: self feeders, holding pens, chutes Home & farmstead labor saving equipment, largely of metal examples: gates, feed carts, post drivers Wood splitting machine or tool May utilize a small gasoline engine or tractor as power source. Home & farmstead recreational equipment Hydraulic press Motor stands Welding table Work bench Alternate energy related project Engine hoist Miscellaneous equipment 5 Champion; Misc. Agricultural and Home Equipment Rev: 4/8/07 Page of 5
Major Agricultural Equipment Division I: Major Ag Equipment. Exhibits. Must be able to pass through an eight foot door. A. Restored tractors. Must be unloaded. Will be displayed in Education Building. Premiums for Major Ag Equipment Divisions H-K (except champions) $40 $ $6 $0 $5 Class Listing for Major Ag Equipment Major Agricultural Equipment 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Tandem wheel implement trailer Two wheel trailer Must include the running gear and box or rack. Carpentry Construction largely of wood. Examples: wagon or trailer boxes, large feeders, farrowing crates, brooder houses, etc. Metal construction (consisting largely of metal) Construction largely of metal. Examples: garden tractors, grain or bale elevators, livestock crate, etc. Loading chute Large alternate energy project Project utilizing hydraulic components Tractor restoration Miscellaneous agricultural equipment Miscellaneous agricultural power units Multipurpose application of sensing and automatic controls Miscellaneous major agricultural equipment Lawn and garden equipment 5 Champion; Major Agricultural Equipment Rev: 4/8/07 Page of 5
Ag-Mech-Tech Division J: Ag-Mech-Tech. A project that has been constructed or may be used to develop an instructional outline that teaches principles, concepts and rules as applied to agricultural mechanics in agricultural education using mechanics, geometric, mathematical, physics, etc.. Exhibits. Exhibits in Ag-Mech-Tech and Computer-Mech-Tech will be selected from exhibits entered in the Exchange of Ideas Competition at the State MVAIA Meeting in July for competition at the Minnesota State Fair. A. Stand alone projects may be entered. B. If the physical item is too large to transport to the fair, a 5 x 7 inch or 8 x 0 inch picture may be substituted. C. All printed materials, pictures, sketches, and instructional outlines must be mounted on heavy tag board or fiberboard. Premiums for Ag-Mech-Tech Divisions H-K (except champions) $40 $ $6 $0 $5 Class Listing for Ag-Mech-Tech Ag-Mech-Tech 4 5 6 Power technology Fluid, internal combustion, water, solar, pneumatics. Machinery applications Moving materials, harvest, storage, processing. Environmental Water, soil, air. Sensor and control technology Electronic, electrical, compter. Construction and fabrication technology Materials, processes, procedures, assembly techniques. Combination of two or more concepts Rev: 4/8/07 Page of 5
Computer-Mech-Tech Division K: Computer-Mech-Tech. Should illustrate the application of computer science to agricultural technology in agricultural education.. Exhibits. Exhibits in Ag-Mech-Tech and Computer-Mech-Tech will be selected from exhibits entered in the Exchange of Ideas Competition at the State MVAIA Meeting in July for competition at the Minnesota State Fair. A. Stand alone projects may be entered. B. Pictures, sketches, and printouts explaining the project are to be mounted on heavy tag board or fiberboard. Premiums for Computer-Mech-Tech Divisions H-K (except champions) $40 $ $6 $0 $5 Class Listing for Computer-Mech-Tech Computer-Mech-Tech 4 5 6 Power technology Fluid, internal combustion, water, solar, pneumatics. Machinery applications Moving materials, harvest, storage, processing. Environmental Water, soil, air. Sensor and control technology Electronic, electrical, computer. Construction and fabrication technology Materials, processes, procedures, assembly techniques. Combination of two or more concepts 5 Champion; Ag-Mech-Tech and Computer-Mech-Tech (classes J-K) Rev: 4/8/07 Page 4 of 5
Nursery Landscape Division L: Nursery Landscape. Projects reflect student skill development in developing and drawing landscape projects.. Exhibits. A. May be work of individual or group.. May reflect work done at home, school, or for a SAE project. B. All printed materials should be assembled as a display on heavy tag board or other suitable material.. Maximum size of display is x feet.. Pictures should be 5 x 7 inches or larger. C. Projects may not be entered in both Nursery Landscape and Landscape Design and Construction Competition. Premiums for Nursery Landscape Divisions G and L (except champions) $0 $6 $ $0 $7 Class Listing for Nursery Landscape Nursery Landscape Landscape design drawings Landscape project Includes design drawings, budget, and photos showing before, during, and at completion of project. 5 5 0 Champion; Nursery Landscape Grand and Reserve Champion (divisions G-K) Best of Show Champion (all divisions) Rev: 4/8/07 Page 5 of 5